<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 7-7-1.7 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035200Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2035200SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035200Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2035200DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035200SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.7"><span class="s2035200SENU">7-7-1.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200SENU">. </span><span class="s2035200CL">Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">If a majority of those voting in each county shall approve the question provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.6"><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont"> at the special election, an officer shall be nominated and elected at the next general election to the combined office provided for in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-1.6"><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">7-7-1.6</span></a><span class="s2035200DefaultParagraphFont">. The officer shall be voted upon by the voters of the counties that have resolved to combine such office. Such officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following his election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035200Normal"><span class="s2035200SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035200SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 65, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>